Mesut Ozil has become the fifth player to score a hat-trick for Arsenal in the Champions League following his treble in the 6-0 victory over Ludogorets.
The Germany international scored the first hat-trick of his professional career on Wednesday evening with three excellent finishes in the second half.
And Ozil now joins Thierry Henry, Nicklas Bendtner, Danny Welbeck and Olivier Giroud as players who has scored three times in one games for the Gunners in Europe’s elite competition.
The 28-year-old also ended his assist drought by setting up Theo Walcott’s superb first-half strike.
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